2021届东莞市大朗中学高三英语期末试题及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届东莞市大朗中学高三英语期末试题及答案 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A TheBest Placeto Camp in Each State Washington-SecondBeach,Olympic National Park Campers put up their tents right on the sand of thisPacific Northwestbeach.Make a campfire,photograph sunset ov

2、er the sea and try to absorb this charming spot with your entire being.Alaska-Bartlett Cove Campground,Glacier(冰川)Bay National Park In a state full of natural riches,Glacier Bayis a wonder,home to high peaks,whales,700 miles of coastline,and light blue glaciers that flow directly into the sea.Set wi

3、thin temperate rainforest along Bartlett Cove,the parks only campground is impressively green and an easy jumping-off point for boat tours.Arizona-Havasupai Campground,Havasupai Reservation Getting to Havasupai is a challenge.Permits are snatched(剥夺)up almost instantly,and even if you get one its a

4、10-mile hike from the border to reach this rural campground that hugs Havasu Creek.Make the journey,however,and youre rewarded with a series of great waterfalls and natural pools.Arkansas-BuffaloNationalRiver Americas first national river travels 135 miles through the Ozark Mountains,winding its way

5、 over rapids,forming peaceful pools and passing rocky cliffs topped by green forest.Plan a float trip and absorb the scenery at a leisurely pace,pausing for hikes to visitLostValleys caves or the 200-foot waterfalls.1.Which state may attract people preferring glaciers?A.Alaska.B.Washington.C.Arizona

6、.D.Arkansas.2.What makesArizonaa popular camp choice among tourists?A.The blue glaciers and green rainforests.B.The winding national river and cliffs.C.The soaring peaks and long coastline.D.The beautiful waterfalls and pools.3.What can you do when camping inArkansas?A.Take a long trip on foot.B.Vis

7、it caves and waterfalls.C.Put up a well-equipped tent.D.Enjoy a view of sunset.B If youve ever had a dog,you know just howdeep a connection you can develop with“mans best friend”.But a dogs life is much shorter than humans,about 12 to 15 years long,which means every dog owner has to go through the h

8、eartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away.Why not make a clone of that dog then?This is the solution offered by a South Korean company,Sooam Biotech Research Foundation.The company has already successfully cloned at least 400 dogs,mostly for US customers,ever since it pioneered the techn

9、ique in 2005.Now,Sooam Biotech has introduced its business toUKdog owners as well,offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.To clone a dog,researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died.Meanwhile,another dog is selected to supply an egg.Researcher

10、s then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb(子宫)of a female dog.The egg grows into a puppy over the following two months.The whole process takes less than a day,but it comes at a shockingly high price around63,000.But if you cant afford it now,you

11、can also save the cell in a laboratory andaccess it at a later date.However,magical as cloning might sound,there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect copy of the original one.Just like identical twins of humans,they share the exactly same DNA but there will still be small difference

12、s between them.“The spots on a Dalmatian(斑点狗)clone will be different,for example”Insung Hwang,head of Sooam Biotech,told The Guardian.Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not“cloneable”.Apart from genes,personality is also determined by upbringing and environment,which ar

13、e both random elements that cloning technologies simply cannot overcome,Professor Tom Kirkwood atNewcastle University,UK,told The Telegraph.Perhaps bringing our dogs back by cloning is not the best way to remember them after all.Kirkwood,a dog owner himself,pointed out,“An important aspect of our re

14、lationship with them is coming to terms with the pain of letting go.”4.What service does Sooam Biotech Research Foundation offer?A.Making copies of pet dogs.B.Giving pet dogs identical twins C.Helping dogs give birth to more puppies.D.Helping dog owners love their dogs more.5.Which order is correct

15、in the dog cloning process?a.An egg is taken from another dog.b.A skin cell is taken from the pet dog.c.The egg grows into a puppy in two months.d.The egg is placed in the womb of a female dog.e.The DNA in the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin cell.A.adbec.B.aebdc C.badec.D.baedc.6.What can w

16、e learn about dog cloning from the passage?A.It has not been put into practice until recently.B.It is very popular among US andUKpet owners.C.It might not give the owners an exactlysame dog.D.It is very expensive and usually takes half a year to complete.7.What doesKirkwoodthink of dog cloning?A.He

17、disagrees with it.B.He supports it.C.He is curious about it.D.He thinks it unbelievable.C Trees are“social creature”that communicate with each other in cooperative ways that hold lessons for humans,too,ecologist Suzanne Simard says.Simard grew up in Canadian forests as a child of loggers before beco

18、ming an ecologist.Shes now a professor of forest ecology at theUniversityofBritish Columbia.Trees are linked to neighboring trees by a network of fungi below the surface of the earth that resembles the nervous networks in the brain,she explains.In one study,Simard watched as a Douglas fir tree that

19、had been injured by insects appeared to send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby.The pine tree then produced defense enzymes to protect against the insect.“This was a breakthrough,”Simard says.The trees were sharing“information that actually is important to the health of the whole forest.”In a

20、ddition to warning each other of danger,Simard says that trees have been known to share nutrients at critical times to keep each other healthy.She says the trees in a forest are often linked to each other via an older tree she calls a“mother”or“hub”tree.“In connecting with all the trees of different

21、 ages,the mother trees can actually ease the growth of these young trees,”she says.“The young trees will link into the network of the old trees and benefit from that huge resource capacity.And the old trees would also pass a little bit of carbon and nutrients and water to the young trees,at crucial

22、times in their lives,that actually help them survive.”The study of trees took on a new resonance for Simard when she suffered from breast cancer.During her treatment,she learned that one of the medicines she relied on was actually obtained from what some trees produce for their own mutual defense.Sh

23、e explains her research on cooperation in the forest,and shares her personal story in the new bookFinding the Mother Tree:Discovering the Wisdom of theForest.8.How could a Douglas fir tree send chemical warning signals to a pine nearby?A.By an underground network of fungi.B.By the nervous networks i

24、n the brain.C.By making cooperation with each other.D.By holding lessons to it as human beings.9.According to Simard,what was a breakthrough?A.Simard was-brought up in Canadian forests.B.She became a professor of forest ecology.C.The pine tree produced defense enzymes.D.Vital information was shared

25、among trees.10.What helped Simard understand trees further?A.Her rich knowledge of trees.B.Her childhood in the forest.C.Her medicine gained from trees.D.Her research on cooperation.11.In Simards book we may discover the wisdom of the forest except .A.communicating cooperatively B.warning each other

26、 of danger C.sharing nutrientsat critical times D.sacrificing mother trees for survival D Janet Fein,aged 84,received her bachelors degree from the University last week,having waited a long time for her chance to reach that goal.Growing up in the Bronx area ofNew York City,Fein worked at a dress man

27、ufacturer after graduating early at the age of 16.After getting married,she spent 18 years staying home with her children.She held several jobs through her life,including 20 years as a secretary at a hospital until her retirement at age 77.Fein has had a full life.But even then,she was not ready to

28、take it easy and rest during a well-earned retirement.She decided to major in sociology because she felt it was“substantial.”Fein took part in a state program that lets people who are 65 and older take free classes at public universities in Texasand kept going to class even as her health conditions

29、worsened.During her studies,it became necessary for her to use a walker to get around and she required oxygen.She also developed knee problems.So,Fein took online classes to finish the last part of her degree requirements.Sheila Rollerson,Fein scollege advisor,and Carol,the professor told the media

30、that Fein never showed signs of giving up even with all of her difficulties.She would speak up a lot in class and it just made for a more interesting class.Fein has also inspired Renee Brown,one of Feins caregivers.At 53,Renee plans to begin nursing school to further her career.“Renee,you can do it.

31、If I can do it you can do it,and you will feel so good about it,”Brown remembers what Fein told her.12.What is the second paragraph mainly about?A.Janet Feins growth B.Janet Feins aim C.Janet Feins job experiences D.Janet Feins regrets 13.What does the underlined phrase“substantial”in paragraph 3 re

32、fer to?A.Interesting B.Valuable C.Easy D.Affordable 14.What can be learned about Fein according to the passage?A.Fein lived on little money after her retirement.B.Fein had a problem with her arms while at universities.C.The Internet played a role in Feins university education.D.The good health helpe

33、d Fein get her bachelors degree.15.What is Janet Fein like according to the passage?A.Hardworking and humorous.B.Determined and generous.C.Positive and patient.D.Inspiring and perseverant.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 What Can We Seein a Logo?We see hundreds of

34、 logos on signs,vehicles,websites,and even on the clothes we wear.All of these logos are designed to attract our attention._16_However,recently research supports the idea that remembering what a logo looks like is a very difficult task.Researchers gave 85 students a simple assignment to draw the App

35、le logo purely from memory.Surprisingly,only one student in the study could accurately draw the logo from memory._17_Researchers have developed a theory that they think might help to explain this blind spot in our memories.Logos are typically designed to be simple and easy to recognize with a quick

36、glance.Yet the frequent exposure to these logos can actually make our brains overlook them.This process is known as“attentional saturation(注意力饱和).”_18_ Even though the brain is accustomed to ignoring unnecessary details,it is also programmed for recognition.When we see images such as logos over and

37、over again,we become familiar with them.This constant exposure leads to something scientists refer to as gist(梗概)memory._19_This general sense of memory has its own benefits.In fact,familiarity with a popular logo can even make people feel more comfortable about purchasing or using certain products.

38、Logos are everywhere we look today.A fancy design or a thoughtful color1 combination may be a good start for a logo concept,but there are other factors to consider._20_A clever design may be interesting,but most people will forget the detailsespecially if our brains have anything to say about it.A.T

39、his may be inspiring to logo designers.B.People will know the product behind the logo.C.So why is it so difficult for people to recall the details of images?D.They also help us remember a product or service connected to that image.E.It means that our brain remembers the basic idea without all of the

40、 details.F.Our brains actually signal us to ignore information we dont think we will need to remember.G.Logo designers need to know that people will only remember what they believe is worthwhile.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 I was worki

41、ng on a novel based on the lives of chimpanzees(黑猩猩).To_21_them,I read every book written by Dr.Jane Goodall.One day,while visiting the website about chimpanzees,I_22_the chance to complete a six month internship(实习)with the Jane Goodall Institute(JGI)in Tanzania._23_having a full time job,I knew I

42、had to go.I was offered an unpaid internship after_24_.But then my logical mind jumped in,“You cant_25_.What are you going to do with your house and your life?”The_26_were continuous,so I hesitated.I wanted answers to my questions about why this trip_27_so much to me,why I had so much_28_and what wo

43、uld happen if I let go of my_29_version of life.I did have answers in my heart that helped me walk through my fear and take on a new_30_.So after several weeks struggle,I_31_made my decision.I drove to my company headquarters and_32_.Soon I boarded a plane toTanzania.On the trip,my heart pounded wit

44、h_33_ unsure of what Id find at my_34_.During my six-month internship,I slowly_35_my soul.I met wonderful friends and completed several community projects for JGI.I also visited Gombe which is home to chimpanzees and the_36_staff there who offered to take us for chimpanzee tracking.So much happened

45、during my stay and all of it_37_the most wonderful unfolding of life lessons.Ill always carry the lessons and the light of those_38_in my heart.I experienced immeasurable_39_in learning how to listen to the desires of my soul and how to defeat fear,and being_40_to something new.21.A.understand B.acc

46、ept C.comfort D.accompany 22.A.gave up B.came across C.put forward D.broke down 23.A.By comparison with B.Instead of C.In addition to D.Regardless of 24.A.struggling B.promising C.applying D.begging 25.A.leave B.escape C.refuse D.hesitate 26.A.predictions B.answers C.comments D.whispers 27.A.introdu

47、ced B.lent C.meant D.explained 28.A.regret B.fear C.disappointment D.shyness 29.A.unique B.uncertain C.important D.present 30.A.scene B.debate C.adventure D.habit 31.A.eventually B.instantly C.suddenly D.randomly 32.A.apologized B.resigned C.applauded D.swore 33.A.curiosity B.relief C.shame D.nervou

48、sness 34.A.destination B.heart C.home D.situation 35.A.recognized B.evaluated C.filled D.confirmed 36.A.smart B.kind C.clumsy D.selfish 37.A.dealt with B.mixed up C.disagreed with D.contributed to 38.A.memories B.wishes C.choices D.sufferings 39.A.interest B.difficulty C.growth D.desire 40.A.equal B

49、.open C.true D.blind 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 A small town in England is teaching the world that it is important_41._(grow)your own food.Any open space_42._(use)to grow fruit and vegetables.There are apples,pears,peaches,strawberries,cabbages and carrots,here a

50、nd there.Everyone can pick them_43._free.Eight years ago,a woman named Pam in Todmorden dug up her rose garden.She planted vegetables,knocked down the garden walls and put up a sign_44._(say),Help yourself?Today,Pam has_45._(complete)changed the town.A new town has been born,_46._is called Incredibl